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INVENTOR ATTORNEY P. D. YANKOFF COMB Filed July 14 1922 Peterp. YknkaflJune 26, 1923.

WITNESS:

Patented J 2 1923 rnrn n io. iznnirorr, or roar sia r et, smallness.

Amflication filedJuly i4 i922. Serial No. Braces.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER D. YANKOFF, a subject of the King of Bulgaria,residing at Fort Smith, in the. county of Sebastian and State ofArkansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combs, of

delivered to the hairs of a persons head and to the hair of animals hideand which is provided with means for regulating such delivery. p

A further object is to produce a fountain comb in which the hollow teeththereof have their ends apertured andin which the outlets provided bysuch apertures are valve controlled, means being provided for admittinga medicament or dye to the inte rior of the comb, means beingprovidedjtor preventing the outflow of such liquid from the entrancepassage therefor, and means being further provided for simultaneouslyregulating all of the valves to control all of the outlet passages inthe teeth of the comb.

The foregoing, and other objects which will present themselves as thenature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by aconstruction, combination and operative association of parts such as isdisclosed by the drawing which accompanies and which forms part of thisapplication.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of a comb in accordance withthis invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1. v

Figure 3 is a similar sectionalview on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4c is a similar sectional view on the line l -4; of Figure 1. i pr Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 2.i

The comb proper comprises a hollow member which is indicated byv thenumeral 1. The body of the comb is formed on one of its edges withhollow V-shaped or cylinder teeth 2, each tooth having its outer endprovided with an aperture 3. In each hollow tooth 3 there is a ll-shapedorcylinder member 4. Each of theV-shaped or cylinder members is in thenature of a valve and has its outer or'widened end connected to a bar 5which is arranged longitudinally in the hollow body of the comb. At the1 ends oi the comb there are spring means ,6 that contact with the bar 5to influence the same in a direction to cause the valves a to be movedto unseated position to allow a liquid medicament or dye to pass throughthe apertures 3 in the teeth 2.

The numeral 6 designates a guide for the bar, and the numeral 7designates the removable cap which is screwed or otherwise arranged onone end of the comb body and through which the liquid is inserted. Thecap, in addition to providing a means wherei by the medicament or dyeis: inserted in the body of the comb also servesas a closure for theopen end of the said body and in addition to this serves as a handle. Inthe cap there is means, indicated by the numeral 'Z 'for locking the baragainst movement, and also in the cap there is the handle portion 8 ofthe bar 5.

The hollow body of the comb is approximately centrally provided upon itsouter straight edge with an outstanding boss9,

that surrounds an inwardly directed and inwardly threaded sleeve 10.Screwed in this sleeve there is a bolt member 11 whose outer end isheaded, as at 12, the said head being milled. The screw or bolt 11 is diposed to contact with the bar 5, and by virtue of such contact toregulate the valves 2 i in closing position, the springs 6, aspreviously stated, influencing the bar to move the valves to unseatedposition.

It is believed that the foregoing description, when taken in connectionwith the drawings will amply set forth the construction and advantagesof the improvement to those skilled in the art to which this inventionrelates so that further detailed description will not be required.

Having described the invention, Iclaim 1. A comb for the purpose setforth, comprising a hollow body open at one end and having hollow teethwhoseends are apertured, a movable valve in each of the teeth,

a bar connected with the valves spring infiuenced in one direction tounseat the valves,

means for closing the open end of the body, and means operableexteriorly of the body for exerting a pressure on the bar to seat thevalves, or toregulate the valves with respect to their seats.

2. A fountain comb including a hollow body having an open end and havinghollow teeth whose ends are apertured, a valve member in each hollowtooth, a rod arranged longitudinally in the hollow body and connected tothe teeth, spring means in the body influencing the rod to unseat thevalves, guide means for the rod, means for engaging the rod to hold thesame against movement, means for closing the open end of the b0dy,andadjustablemeans carried 10 by the body operable exteriorly thereof forexertzng a pressure upon the bar to regulate the valves with respect totheir seats.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PETER D. YANKOFF.

